From The Diving Board

Why whimsy is more than an aesthetic, and right now - might even inspire fundamental political resistance! Getting serious by bringing out the Canva whiteboard in this one - let's dive in...
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timestamps:
00:00 whimsy, creativity & imagination
06:59 you are creative, I promise
13:03 everything feels meaningless
16:33 resistance art: dadaism & surrealism
23:34 whimsy: more than an aesthetic
29:44 final thoughts

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It's been a few months since Louis Theroux took us into the Manosphere, so I think it's time we talk about it.
timestamps:
00:00 intro
02:47 the myth of red pill thinking
06:09 the Louis Theroux of it all
09:12 Inside the Manosphere
13:03 masculinity under capitalism
29:39 we need to stop blaming mothers

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Sam Levinson, we need to talk.
timestamps:
00:00 introduction
08:23 is this feminist?
13:00 this feels degrading
22:36 America: my dream
31:21 Hollywood & s** work
43:21 final thoughts

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Let's unpack the irony of the offline trend - is posting about offline hobbies hypocritical? Who better to ask than a birdwatching content creator, Jonah Lafferty.
This is a Change My Mind episode, a segment on the From the Diving Board podcast where you get to be involved too. Each episode I post a prompt on Instagram and you get to respond. In today's episode we set out to debate the following: In an era of brain rot & AI, “offline content” performs well but rarely changes behaviour.
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birdwatching, social media, offline content, authenticity, AI, brain rot, nature, community, digital age, hobbies

Feeling like someone turbo charged your hamster wheel without your consent? Constantly feeling a sense of urgency when doing mundane tasks? Wondering how you'll ever escape the constant need to go faster? Don't worry, same. Let's deep dive from a sociology lens - it's not just you.

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